RJ Johnson Tops Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Power Rankings Again – See the Top 50!

The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume III, No. 86

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 16, 2015) – Its a three-peat for R.J. Johnson as the Phoenix, Arizona racer made his way to the top of the Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings for the third year in a row.

Johnson reeled off ten overall wins over the course of the season aboard the Bill Michaels-owned Ford-powered Kodiak Products No. 77m Sherman-chassis en route to a third consecutive USAC Southwest Sprint Car title and the top spot in Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Power Rankings.

Johnson landed the top spot by 60 points over fellow USAC Southwest shoe Charles Davis, Jr., who claimed the second position for the second time in three years.

After ranking fifth in 2013 and then fourth in 2014, Hollister, California’s Ryan Bernal climbed another rung up the ladder to third with USAC West Coast champion Danny Faria, Jr., cracking the top five for the first time by finishing the season ranked fourth.

Ranked seventh each of the previous two years, Yuma native Mike Martin broke into the top five with Stevie Sussex breaking into the top ten for the first time with a ranking of sixth. Brady Bacon was seventh with Matt Rossi, Josh Pelkey and Western World champ Brody Roa completing this year’s top ten.

Title sponsor of the Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings, Beaver Stripes Custom Graphics and Molding Supply is an Arizona supplier of automotive graphics, moldings and custom accessories. In business for more than 30 years, Beaver Stripes is actively involved in keeping the local racing action alive in the Phoenix and Arizona area with a strong interest in local car clubs, car shows and other vehicle related activity involving the community.

A sponsor of Canyon Speedway Park and Arizona Speedway, Beaver Stripes is located at 2389 W. McDowell Road in Phoenix for all your graphics needs and may be contacted at 602-289-8000 or 800-257-7835. More information is available at www.beaverstripes.com.

The Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings are a part of the Open Wheel Power Rankings that also includes STIDA Winged 410s, Infinity Shocks Non-Wing 410s, Rod End Supply Winged 360s, www.midgetmadness.com Midgets and 305s presented by Dodge City Raceway Park. Bobby Clark topped the 305 portion with the final standings for the remaining divisions to be released in the coming days.

A look at this year’s Top 50 in Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings is as follows:

Rank

Name

Hometown

Wins

Points

2014 Rank

2013 Rank

1

R.J. Johnson

Phoenix, AZ

10

377

1

1

2

Charles Davis, Jr.

Buckeye, AZ

3

317

3

2

3

Ryan Bernal

Hollister, CA

7

231

4

5

4

Danny Faria, Jr.

Tipton, CA

3

199

21

6

5

Mike Martin

Yuma, AZ

3

198

7

7

6

Stevie Sussex

Tempe, AZ

3

196

13

27

7

Brady Bacon

Broken Arrow, OK

1

178

8

32

8

Matt Rossi

Peoria, AZ

1

170

5

85

9

Josh Pelkey

Peoria, AZ

0

145

2

4

10

Brody Roa

Buena Park, CA

3

142

47

51

11

Rob Caho, Jr.

Wyoming, MN

7

129

NR

NR

12

Guy Woodward

Santa Clarita, CA

4

117

37

21

13

Richard Vander Weerd

Visalia, CA

2

116

9

3

14

Terry Schank, Jr.

Santa Rosa, CA

11

115

87

NR

15

Jace Vander Weerd

Visalia, CA

2

115

20

19

16

Kyle Smith

Moorpark, CA

3

110

18

44

17

Troy Rutherford

Ojai, CA

2

101

15

15

18

Bud Kaeding

Campbell, CA

1

100

57

8

19

Tristan Guardino

Fremont, CA

3

98

NR

NR

20

Shon Deskins

Waddell, AZ

0

95

6

9

21

Nick Aiuto

Camp Verde, AZ

0

94

54

79

22

Trey Marcham

Newcastle, OK

0

93

132

NR

23

Andrew Reinbold

Chandler, AZ

0

86

31

13

24

Jake Swanson

Anaheim, CA

1

85

27

NR

25

Klint Simpson

Santa Rosa, CA

4

84

NR

NR

26

D.J. Johnson

Stockton, CA

0

84

77

NR

27

C.J. Leary

Greenfield, IN

1

83

24

NR

28

Chris Bonneau

Peoria, AZ

0

81

72

30

29

Austin Liggett

Tracy, CA

3

80

29

23

30

Josh Hodges

Tijeras, NM

1

80

14

42

31

Johnny Parsons III

Owatonna, MN

4

76

NR

NR

32

Tim Alberding

Salem, OR

2

75

NR

110

33

Jimmy Kouba

Byron, MN

4

70

NR

NR

34

Michael Colegrove

Peoria, AZ

0

69

38

81

35

Justin Grant

Ione, CA

1

66

NR

NR

36

Brian Hosford

Gilbert, AZ

0

66

46

35

37

Chase Viebrock

New Richmond, WI

4

64

NR

NR

38

Bryan Clauson

Noblesville, IN

0

61

22

10

39

Chris Windom

Canton, IL

0

57

56

NR

40

James Giossi

New Richmond, WI

1

55

NR

NR

41

Landon Hurst

Riverdale, CA

0

55

60

52

42

Matt Mitchell

Yorba Linda, CA

1

50

10

37

43

Koby Barksdale

Norman, OK

2

49

84

126

44

Greg Taylor

Ojai, CA

1

45

70

12

45

Kevin Thomas, Jr.

Cullman, AL

1

44

34

48

46

Cody Fendley

Sacremento, CA

1

43

NR

NR

47

Rick Hendrix

Palmdale, CA

0

43

44

26

48

Jake Kouba

Minneapolis, MN

1

42

NR

NR

49

Colton Slack

Brentwood, CA

1

41

NR

NR

50

Dave Darland

Lincoln, IN

0

41

16

43

Features Completed: 147

Number of Different Winners: 69

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 197

A part of the recurring “The Wheatley Chronicles” series of articles on www.sprintcarmania.com, the Open Wheel Power Rankings are determined by cumulative points based on a sliding scale dependent upon car count at Sprint Car and Midget events across all sanctions and non-sanctions throughout North America.

The Wheatley Chronicles brings insight and highlights from all variety of racing series throughout the nation in 2015 and beyond along with the Open Wheel Power Rankings on a regular basis. Please send any comments, questions or advertising inquiries regarding The Wheatley Chronicles at www.sprintcarmania.com to Lonnie Wheatley at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.